---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the definition of \"beverage manufacturer retail outlet,\" certain liquor licenses and fees, including beer and specialty beverage festival licenses, relative to direct to consumer shipments of alcohol."
description: "relative to the definition of \"beverage manufacturer retail outlet,\" certain liquor licenses and fees, including beer and specialty beverage festival licenses, relative to direct to consumer shipments of alcohol."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1039"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1039 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John B. Hunt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-02"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aee22bce-c4c1-45e4-a656-4effaa5a327f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2276&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "6e3e03d3b2ec6fd1a9ccad64c5b0334345f0ea1520a96ad99cae8d16c0ede565"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 1039 (2022) — relative to the definition of "beverage manufacturer retail outlet," certain liquor licenses and fees, including beer and specialty beverage festival licenses, relative to direct to consumer shipments of alcohol.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2022-1946s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1946s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- John B. Hunt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-11-02** Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Public Hearing: 01/12/2022 10:00 a.m. LOB302-304
- **2022-02-15** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/24/2022 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
- **2022-02-23** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 03/02/2022 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
- **2022-03-03** Executive Session: 03/03/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304
- **2022-03-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0284h (NT) (Vote 18-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0284h: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Hearing: 03/29/2022, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 13
- **2022-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1799s, 05/05/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Sen. Bradley Moved to Remove HB 1039 from the Consent Calendar; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Committee Amendment # 2022-1799s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Sen. Daniels Floor Amendment # 2022-1946s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2022-1799s and 2022-1946s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Hunt): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-29** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 254; I. Sec 5-6 eff. 7/01/2022 II. Rem eff. 8/23/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aee22bce-c4c1-45e4-a656-4effaa5a327f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).